Title:
String trimmer
United States Patent D446699
US Patent References:
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Grass trimmer
Ellis - May, 1990 - D307860

Portable, rechargeable storage battery
Herbert - April, 1991 - D316397

Trimmer
Clivio - October, 1991 - D320398

Power head for cordless line trimmer
Tuggle - August, 1993 - D338676


Inventors:
Marshall, James D. (Mallorytown, CA)
Concari, Gabriel (Eldersburg, MD)
Milligan, Michael (Seeleys Bay, CA)
Murray, Chris (Eindhoven, NL)
Application Number:
D/109261
Publication Date:
08/21/2001
Filing Date:
08/12/1999
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Assignee:
Black & Decker, Inc. (Newark, DE)
Primary Class:
D08/8
Field of Search:
D8/8, D8/1, 56/12.1, 56/12.7, 56/17.1, 30/276, 172/13, 172/17
US Patent References:
D414388Cordless string trimmerSeptember, 1999WrightD8/8
3973179Modular cordless toolsAugust, 1976Weber
5181369Battery powered line trimmerJanuary, 1993Everts
5644844Filament trimmerJuly, 1997Pink30/276
5987756Head and head assembly for a string trimmerNovember, 1999Yates et al.30/276
Foreign References:
DEM8800606October, 1988
DEM8908254February, 1990
DEM8803563August, 1990
DEM9104810February, 1992
DEM9108195June, 1992
DEM9202473September, 1992
DEDM024777December, 1992
DEM9205166March, 1993
DEM9309006June, 1994
DEDM030772September, 1994
DEM9505109December, 1995
DEDM034933December, 1995
DEM9602589December, 1996
DEDM038535December, 1996
DEM9609268May, 1997
DEM9609819May, 1997
DEM9707837January, 1998
DEDM048153May, 1999
FR0924429August, 1992
FR0952281August, 1995
FR0953465September, 1995
FR962404March, 1997
FR971129July, 1997
FR981839September, 1998
ITDM045121August, 1998
Other References:
Black & Decker Lawn and Garden Products catalog; Item # 82314; p. 9; design digest, Mar. 1994.
Primary Examiner:
Taylor, Robin V.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Gambhir, Ajay
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a string trimmer, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a string trimmer taken from the front and one side;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the side opposite that illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.